BRUNSWICK – The Bowdoin International Music Festival elected four new trustees at its annual meeting on July 21.

The festival also elected a new chairwoman and created an emeritus board to honor the significant contributions of trustees who have served the festival with distinction.

Nancy Connery of Woolwich was elected chairwoman, to succeed William A. Rogers Jr. of Bath. Connery, a public infrastructure consultant and former chairwoman of the Maine Maritime Museum, assumes the chairmanship after three years as vice chairwoman.

“I am honored to assume the chairmanship at such an exciting time for the festival,” she said.

“The Bowdoin International Music Festival will long benefit from advances made under Bill Rogers’ leadership, and I look forward to building upon that foundation.”

During Rogers’ three-year tenure as chairman, the festival reached new heights in student applications, audience and worldwide reputation.

In addition, Rogers oversaw the festival’s 40th anniversary capital campaign, which doubled the festival’s endowment to more than $1 million.

Beatrice Francais of New York City was elected vice chairwoman and Hugh Phelps of Yarmouth and Linda Cronkhite of Brunswick retained their positions as treasurer and secretary.

The board of trustees elected three new members: Carol Fritz of Cape Elizabeth, a past president of the LARK Society for Chamber Music and three-term Cape Elizabeth town council member; Noah Newitz of New York, a partner at Cahill Gordon and Reindel LLP; and Margaret Wilkis of South Portland, coordinator of music development with the USM School of Music. A fourth trustee, Sam Hayward of Bowdoinham, rejoins the board after a one-year hiatus.

Hayward is the executive chef of Fore Street Restaurant.

Nine former trustees were elected to the emeritus board: Dr. Louis Bachrach, of Mitchellville, Md.; Erika Beckwith of Brunswick; Dudley Follansbee, Marjorie Follansbee and Susan Lavan of Harpswell; Chris Harte of Portland; Adele Moskovitz and Howard Solomon of New York City; and Joe Wishcamper of Freeport.